CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The University of Virginia responded to the ‘Compact for Academic Excellence’ proposed by the US Department of Education.

The UVA Center for Politics and UVA Today report that this response is a rejection of the Compact.

Interim President Paul Mahoney thanked the Faculty Senate, Staff Senate, Student Council, and other community members who expressed opinions on the Compact.

Mahoney also said, “We will continue to work to strengthen free expression and free inquiry, protect academic freedom, ensure affordability, promote intellectual pluralism, and maintain institutional neutrality in an increasingly polarized world.”

The full response to Secretary of Education and to White House officials:

Dear Secretary McMahon, Ms. Mailman, and Mr. Haley,

Thank you

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